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Pentium B940 vs Core i7-12700K

Pentium B940 vs Core i7-12700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms Pentium B940 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 3791 days newer than Pentium B940.

Advantages of Intel Pentium B940

  • Consumes up to 72% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 35 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K

  • Performs up to 31% better in No Man's Sky than Pentium B940 - 202 vs 154 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B940 - 20 vs 2 threads
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No Man's Sky

No Man's Sky

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium B940 Logo
Pentium B940

Mobile • Jun 19th, 2011


FPS

154

76%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

202

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

FPS Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium B940 Logo
Pentium B940

Mobile • Jun 19th, 2011

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium B940 Logo
Pentium B940

Mobile • Jun 19th, 2011


Single-Core

310

12%

Multi-Core

538

4%

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

Intel Pentium B940 Logo

Intel Pentium B940

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Intel Core i7-12700K Logo

Intel Core i7-12700K

Jun 19th, 2011Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
PentiumCollectionCore i7
Sandy BridgeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket G2 (988B)SocketIntel Socket 1700
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
12
2Threads
20
2.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.0 GHz
35 W
TDP125 W
32 nmProcess Size
10 nm
20.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge)Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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